Hiker, 18, Dies in the Grand Canyon

Stephanie Keith / REUTERSAn 18-year-old hiker has died in the Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon National Park Regional Communications Center said that it had received a call from a hiker in distress at around 1.40 p.m. on Wednesday. The office said it was made aware that he was suffering from “heat-related symptoms” while walking beneath Havasupai Gardens on the Bright Angel Trail, as part of a day hike from the South Rim to the Colorado River. National Park Service agents were dispatched to help and located the teenager in a remote area around 30 feet below the trail near Garden Creek. They applied first aid upon arrival and also called for a helicopter medivac, but said that ultimately “lifesaving measures were unsuccessful.” Authorities are liaising with the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office to investigate what happened, the press release stated. Authorities are withholding the deceased’s name while they notify next of kin. Read it at Grand Canyon Office of CommunicationsRead more at The Daily Beast.